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Updates in ID and Nephrology: Lona Mody, Rasheeda Hall, Devika Nair, Sonali Advani

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As you know, our population is aging at a rapid speed and older, adult older persons is no longer cared for only by a geriatrician or a primary care physician. There’s a team now with them behind them making sure that they stay safe and held in our communities. Lona: Absolutely. Eric: Can I touch on the last study?

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Demystifying the Role of HHS and ASPE in Guiding Federal Aging Policy and Priorities with Dr. Tisamarie Sherry

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How HHS and ASPE solicit input from clinicians, community leaders, and older adults and how much it impacts policy decisions (spoiler alert: this involvement is CRUCIAL). We also touch briefly on topics discussed in prior podcasts such as loneliness and federal responses to the pandemic in relation to long-term care. Lona: Absolutely.

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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

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But so if someone got admitted, palliative care could see them the next day. I think that study was really important, especially I think the message that I give people is you can do something as simple as calling a consultation and improve quality of life months later. Was the clinician working frontline in those community hospitals?

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

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And then second, I was someone who was a Parrot Head for years and years and it was just amazing how the community came together. That was really the theme song of how the community came together. Eric: When I try to think about what a doula does, should I call it a consult? How do you see the light? It just depends. Alex: Yeah.

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

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Many years ago for the first study; I believe it was in 2009, 2010; I met with Susan Mitchell at the Institute for Aging Research, and told her that I wanted to study the use of feeding tubes for people with advanced dementia. Caroline: We have an intervention called Improving Palliative Care Access through Technology. Ruth: Sure.